Improvement in fences



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JAMES M. cRULL, oFNoBLEsvILLE, INDIANA; i

Letters Patent .No. 93,860, dated August 17, 1869.

IMPROV'EMENT IN PENCES.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may conce/m Be it known that I, .lutins M. CRULL, of Noblesville, in the county of Hamilton, and in the State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fences; and I- do" hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference 'marked thereon.

The nature of my invention consists inthe construction and arrangement of a portable plank-fence, with metal fastenings, 'to hold the panels together.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains, to rnake and use the same, 1 will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawings, which form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective of a section of my fence, showing two panels fastened together; and

Figure 2 is a perspective of the metal fastening used at the bottom or foot of the fence.

A A represent the panels of my fence, which are formed of holizontal planks or boards, the ends of which are secured to vertical posts, said posts being placed at one end, on one side, and at the other end ou the other side of the boards, as seen in iig. 1.

The ends of the horizontal planks or boards are hevelled, and their outer edges are placed even with the edges of the posts.

The panels of the fence being thus constructed, they are placed together in a zigzag form, so that the vertical posts are at each angle on the outer side, and the berelled ends of 'the boards will meet and be close together on the inner side of the angle.

The two panels are then held together ou the top 'the position 'lst placed.

by a metalca-p, B, the centre of which is angular on one side, so as to t in the angle between the upper boards of .thetwo panels. The other'side of the centre is enlarged, so as to enclose the upper ends of the two vertical posts.

From each side of the thus enlarged centre extends a Wing or channel, which fits over the upper .board or plank lof the fencefpanel, andholds thc two panels in At the bottom or foot, the panels are fastenedfby a similar cap, inverted, this cap, however, being perforated, so as to allow any water 'that may collect to` pass out.

The peculiar constructiouof these ca'ps is plainlyshown in fig. 2.

,All the corners of the fence being thus fastened,

the purpose of securing the fence-panels A A, whetherv said cap is perforated or not, substantially as herein set forth.

2. The combination of the fence-panels 'A Aand .caps B B, consti'ucted'as described,and furthe-'purposes specified.

' In testimony that hereunto set my hand, this 13th day of April, 1869. .v JAMES M. ORLL.

XVitnesses:

'AMos PETTIJOHN, F. M. TiussAL.

I claim the foregoing,v Ihave 

